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"Why are humans so smart?" is a question that fascinates scientists. Tadeusz Kawecki, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Fribourg, likes to turn around the question. "If it's so great to be smart," Dr. Kawecki asks, "why have most animals remained dumb?"

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